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#42E86E

#42e86e ≈ Malachite

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#42e86e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 90.98% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.59% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 135.9°, with 78.3% saturation and 58.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Malachite (#0bda51), ΔE 4.12.

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Web safe#33ff66
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Relative luminance0.6

Complementary

  1. #42e86e
  2. #e842bc

Split complementary

  1. #42e86e
  2. #c142e8
  3. #e84269

Analogous

  1. #69e842
  2. #42e86e
  3. #42e8c1

Triadic

  1. #42e86e
  2. #6e42e8
  3. #e86e42

Tetradic

  1. #42e86e
  2. #42bce8
  3. #e842bc
  4. #e86e42

Square

  1. #42e86e
  2. #4269e8
  3. #e842bc
  4. #e8c142

Monochromatic

  1. #10812e
  2. #18c546
  3. #42e86e
  4. #86f0a2
  5. #caf9d7

Shades

#42e86e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #42e86e
  2. #3bd163
  3. #35ba58
  4. #2ea24d
  5. #288b42
  6. #217437
  7. #1a5d2c
  8. #144621
  9. #0d2e16
  10. #07170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#42e86e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #42e86e
  2. #55ea7d
  3. #68ed8b
  4. #7bef9a
  5. #8ef1a8
  6. #a1f4b7
  7. #b3f6c5
  8. #c6f8d4
  9. #d9fae2
  10. #ecfdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#42e86e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #42e86e
  2. #48de70
  3. #4ed372
  4. #55c973
  5. #5bbe75
  6. #61b477
  7. #67aa79
  8. #6d9f7b
  9. #74957c
  10. #7a8a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6d7ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead463 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c677 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bedc68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afd574 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #18e5ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-42e86e {
  color: #42e86e;
}
Background
.bg-42e86e {
  background-color: #42e86e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-42e86e {
  border: 2px solid #42e86e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #42e86e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 232 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-42e86e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #42e86e, #42e8c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-42e86e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 232 110 / 0.35);
}

#0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.12 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 4.68 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 5.05 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.49 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 6.61 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 7.69 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 7.93 #bd1791 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Malachite
#42e86e  rgb(66, 232, 110)  hsl(136, 78%, 58%)  Malachite
#e842bc  rgb(232, 66, 188)  hsl(316, 78%, 58%)  Shocking Pink
#6e42e8  rgb(110, 66, 232)  hsl(256, 78%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#e86e42  rgb(232, 110, 66)  hsl(16, 78%, 58%)  Burnt Sienna